Windshield for side cars of motorcycles



J. E. HELPLING. WINDSHIELD FOR SIDE CARS QF MOTORCYCLES.

- APPLICATION FILED IUNE 11, 1919- Patented July 20, 1920.

INVENTOR. Q/i/VES 5 52 PL //VG- A TTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES JAMES E. HELPLING, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

WINDSHIELD non SIDE CARS OF MOTORCYCLES.

Application filed June 11,

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E. HELPLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Windshields forSide Cars of Motorcycles, of which the following is a specification.

My object is to make a wind shield for motor cycle side cars, and myinvention consists of the novel features herein shown, described andclaimed.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a motor cycle side car provided with awind shield embodying the principles of my invention, the View beingtaken looking in the direction indicated by the arrows 1 in Figs. 2 and5.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation looking in the direction indicated by thearrows 2 in Figs. 1, 3 and 4.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross section on the lines 33 of Figs. 2, 4 and 5and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section on the lines 4-4 of Figs. 1, 3 and 5and looking forwardly as indicated bythe arrows.

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional detail on the lines 55 ofFigs. 1 and 4.

The motor cycle side car 1 has a bottom 2 curved forwardly and upwardlyand the top 3 extending backwardly from the forward edge of the bottom2. The attaching plates 4 and 5 are secured to the bottom 2 by rivets,bearing ears 6 and 7 extend upwardly from the attaching plates 4 and 5.Posts 8 and 9 are pivotally connected to the bearing ears 6 and 7 bybolts 10 and 11, and the posts 8 and 9 extend upwardly just behind therear edge of the top 3. Fittings 12' and 13 are fixed upon the posts 8and 9 a short distance below the top 3, ears 14 extend forwardly fromthe fittings 12 and 13, attaching plates 15 are secured against thelower faces of the top 3 by rivets, cars 16 extend downwardly from theattaching plates 15, bearings 17 are pivotally connected to the ears 16by pins 18, adjusting bars 19 are slidingly mounted through the bearings17 and connected to the cars 14 by pins 20, and a plurality of ballseats 21 are formed Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1920.

1919. Serial No. 303,434.

in the lower faces of the adjusting bars 19. Balls 22 are mounted in thebearings 17 against springs 23 held in place by plugs 24, so that theballs will snap into the ball seats 21, and so that by manipulating theadjust- 1ng bars 19 the posts 8 and 9 may be tilted forwardly orbackwardly.

The bars 19 may be adjusted by forcibly moving the upper parts of theposts 8 and 9 forwardly or backwardly to overcome the tensions of thesprings 23 and cause the balls 22 to snap from seat to seat 21.

T fittings 25 and 26 are fixed upon the upper ends of the posts 8 and 9just above the top 3, tubular channel bars 27 and 28 are fixed to thefittings 25 and 26 and extend upwardly to the corners 29 and 30 and haveportions 31 and 32 extending forwardly and inwardly to the corner 33.Similar tubular channel bars 34 and 35 are attached to the side outletsof the Ts 25 and 26 and extend forwardly and inwardly to the corner 36.A double channel bar .37 fits between the corners 33 and 36.

The glass plates 38 and 39 fit in the frames thus formed. The bars 34and 35 are just above the top 3, so that the plates 38 and 39 extendupwardly from near the top 3 to join with the top 3 in protecting theoccupants of the side car from the front wind.

The wind shield thus constructed is A- shaped in plan and the bar 37forms the point of the -A so as to split the head wind and deflect itbackwardly and outwardly away from the occupant of the car.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A windshield for a motor cycle side car having a bottom and a fronthood, comprising posts pivotally connected to the bottom of the car,adjusting bars pivotally connected to the post and extending forwardlybelow the front hood of the car, means fixed within the hood for holdingthe bars in an adjusted position, and a windshield fixed to each postabove the hood and extending forwardly, the two shields meeting at anangle forwardly of the posts.

2. A windshield for a motor cycle side car having a bottom and a fronthood, comprising posts pivotally connected to the bottom, adjusting barspivotally connected to the posts and extending forwardly below the 10hood, bearings fixed to the under side of the hood adapted to carry theforwardly extending bars and having means for holding the V bars in anadjusted position, and windshield frames extending from theposts abovethe 3 name to this specification.

; JAMES E. HELPLING.

